Digital reconstruction and stratigraphic evolution of a microbial-dominated, isolated carbonate platform (terminal Proterozoic, Nama Group, Namibia)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-497

  Adams, Erwin W ^a   Schröder, Stefan ^a   Grotzinger, John P ^a   McCormick, David S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CARBONATION; COARSENING; DEPOSITS; GRADING; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT; CARBONATE PLATFORMS; DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION; DIGITAL SURVEYING; FUNDAMENTAL CONTROL; GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION; PLATFORM MARGINS; SPATIAL DIMENSION;

TOPPING CYCLE SYSTEMS;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DIGITAL MAP; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4043175646     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/122903740479     Document Type: Article

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